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Tfte Lamar Cotton Case.
TRIAL or MR. G. B. LAMAR BEFORE
A MILITARY COMMISSION.
SIXTH DAT.
i.At £ q a-~; ....
[Reported for the Herald.)
On the assembling of the Commission yes
terday morning, Mr. Wm. A. Board, witness
for the prosecution was called, and being
duly sworn, testified as follows:
Question— Judge Advocate. State ysur
name and present occupation.
Answer. —Wm. A. Beard, merchant of
Savannah.
Question. —State where you were and what
yon were doing in September last.
Answer. —On the 2nd of September I was
at ThomaavUtA I was contractor under Mr.
A.! i: Browne, Supervising Special Agent of
the r.th Special Agency, Treasury Depart
ment. I waa engaged in loading cotton on
cars, under a contract from the Goverment.
At the time, I had 393 bales at the depot to
load.
Mr. Wright and Mr. Seward came to
the depot together. Mr. Seward inquired
for Mr. Browne, who had left that morn
ing for Savannah, alck- He stated that
I was the only man then there in the room
of Mr. Browne, and he, (Mr. Wright,) aa
Agent and Attorney, for Mr. Lamar, said
that I must stop loading that cotton, as
Mr. Lamar bad taken the Amnesty Oath of
May 28th, I think, of President Lincoln, and
he thought that all the cotton and properly
of Mr. Lamar would be given back to him
again ; and if I peisisted in loading the cot
ton be would sue out a writ of hail and tro
ver, and prevent me from so doing.
Question. —What cotton were you then
loading—l- &E. Cos. cotton, or Mr. Lamar's
individual coilou ?
Answer. —l was loading I. &E. Cos. cotton.
I told Mr. Lamar that my orders from Mr.
Browne were to forward this cotton with all
possible dispatch to Savannah -, and if it waa
molested to call on Col. Kimball, command
ing the post, for assistance; whereupon he
replied, ibat he would hate to come in con
tact with the military authorities, and re
quested me to go up with him to Col. Kim
ball’s headquarters, which I did.
He there stated the case to Col. Kimball,
who told him his orders were to turn the cot
ton over to Mr. Browneand to render him mi
litary assistance if necessary. I referred the
matter to Col. Kimball, telling him that I
would do as he thought most advisable iu
the matter. Mr. Seward then said that he
would like to refer the matter to Washing
ton, which he thought would take about
nine days. I then said to Col. Sewacd that
I had already been at a great deal of expanse
in material aod labor; whereupon he stated
that if Mr. Lamar got hia cotton, he wouW
ace all or those expenses paid. Col. Kimball
awid, that under the circumstauces he should
advise me not to load any more cotton—to
stoii and let the matter be referred to Wash
ington.
i men requested Mr. Seward to give in
writing his reasons for interrupting and stop
ping me, which he did.
The paper was presented by the witness
and read by the Judge Advocate.
Thomasvillk, Ga., Sept. 2, 1865.
A. G. Browse, Esq.,
Agent &c., or Ids Representative :
I am the agent and counsel of G. B. La
mar, and am directed by him to institute le
gal proceedings to prevent the removal of
his cotton held by him immediately, and
aa President ot the Importing and Exporting
Company represented By him. I have said
to Capt. Beard that I should be compelled
to sue out legal process unless some accom
modation should take place by which the
cotton should remain in store until full infor
mation is obtained in regard to the rights of
the parties. Mr. Lamar claims that by
taking the amnesty oath under President
Lincoln’s Proclamation on the 6th of Janua
ry, 1868, he is pardoned. There can be no
doubt of this, aod it would devolve upon
the Government to show some act upon the
part of Mr. Lamar which places him under
any disability dbder the Proclamation of
President Johnson. Capt. Beard, upon con
ference and friendly advice, has agreed to
let the cotton remain in store at present un
til further advice, upon the understanding
that legal proceedings will not be taken un
til further instructions shall be given him.
Very Respectfully.
James L. Seward.
Mr. A. G. Browne, Jr., beiog recalled re
cognized R letter a*’having been written
bv A. P. Wright, in behalt of Sqward and
Wright, to G. B. Lamar, and Detective Bun
nell, recalled, testified to finding in potees
sion of G. B. Lamar on bis arrest—among the
papers re seized.
' This letter, which was read and put into the
Case, is as follows i
Thomasville, Ga., Sept. 29tb, 1865.
G. B. Lamar, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sib. -—Yours of the 18th was received
this day, and we are truly glad to hear from
you, and to know that you have returned.
In your absence we have done everything
in our power to protect your rights. We have
had a very severe Struggle with the military
to keep them from removing it to New York
via Jacksonville.
It was truly fortunate for you that your
letter reached ua when it did, for they were
loading a number ot trains with your cotton—
they bad one hundred bales on the cars, and
we had to tell the Colonel and the Treasury
Agent that we would airest them it they re
moved the cotton. The Col. said he bad
nothing to do with it, as be bad turned it
over to the Treasury Agent. After a great
deal of w* had the cars unloaded,
and your cotton palely stored in a large shed
in the depot.
We enclose you a full statement of all the
cotton we know of to this county. We shall
go again to Brooks on Monday next, and
take such steps as are necessajn.- to- protect
your interests there. We weft down last
week, and we have an agent looking up
every hale of cotton that is missing of yours,
and tor evidence if he can procure, it to con
vict the parties or have the cotton restored.
It is unfortunate that yon did not write us
earlier, for we could have done what we
have done since yon empowered us—pro
tected you fully. We have bad more trouble
in Burke than anywhere else In looking after
your cotton, for there was a regular organ
ized bsnd of theivea, and we have bad more
trouble on account of the military authorities
being your enemies, and they were all the
time swearing that yoar property ought to
aod would be confiscated. -We VFould be
glad to see you out here, butyoa ought to be
send us a schedule of your cottons at once,
irom this fact; before you wrote us, a brother
of W. W. Cheever, bad got an order from
the military authorities and bad removed
about one hundred bales of cotton that we
believe to be yours, Every fact in relation
to the removal of your eottou shall be fished
up and brought to light
We are respectfully, Ac.
Seward A Wrioht.
Write ua by every opportunity. We think
we have all of your cotton secured In this
county, save some cotton that was removed
by Browne before we had any authority to
act for you, from DanL A. Home.
Wedrrwax Evening, Oct Ist, 1865.
Since writing the foregoing we have re
ceived your communication of the 24th ult.
We hare notified Messrs. Evans and Parnell,
the Railroad Agent, and the Treasury Agent
and every party that we know ot not to in
terface or move your cotton. As soon as we
received your letter. Sunday as it was, we
notified E. Remington A Son—the senior
member ot the firm is gone. I enclose you
the note at the junior. We go again to
Brooks to-morrow, and from there wiH give
you full Our Mr. Seward
thinks be will go down to aee you this week,
aa there ia some Information he wishes from
you. ir he possibly can, be will go from
Brook* to Savannah to aee you. We have
been, at great trouble and expanse, but we
will continue to do all in our power, sad we
know that your rights can be protected by
us if we caaxwly get a track of the thieves.
Your interests shall be as faithfully leaked
after mV they Were our own. Every chance
you can, let us know especially about
Cheever. He says the cotton he is getting
off never belonged to you.
Yours, S. & W.
Mr. Beard's testiutoay proceeded with;
Question. —What did you do after you re
ceived the letter from Mr. Seward.
Answer. —I returned hack,to the depot and
ordered the cotton to be unloaded from the
cua, and to be stared in the abed adjoining
the depot, and leflit under a military guard.
On the sth of September I left for Savan
nah, and reported to Mr. Browne what had
taken place
On the 24th ot October, I went from there
toTbomaaville again. I arrived there on
the evening of the 26th. I bad instructions
from Gen. Brennan to return to Thomasville
to take all I. AE. Cos, cotton, but none of
Mr. Lamar’s private cotton, and to forward
it aa soon as possible.
On the evening of the 26tb, I went to Col.
Kimball’s headquarters with the despatches I
bad received from Gen. Brennan, requested
Col. Kimball to detail oue officer to take ac
count of the weights marks and bales, which
he said he would do on the following morning,
on which I wished to commence operations.
On Friday morning the 27th, in company
with Col. Kimball and my employees, we
went to the warehouse of Evans <fe Parnell,
where the cottoo was then stored, and there
for the first time I saw Mr. Lamar Sr.; waa
Introduced to him by Col. Kimball. Col.
Kimball stated to him that I had come to
take the I. & E. Company cotton. Mr. La
mar asked me what I waa going to do with
private cottott,—wbat I going to do
where the marks were obliterated so that we
could not tell it. I told him I was not going
to take the private cotton, and where there
was any doubt, I would throw it in his fa
vor. He asked what I was going to do with
the 27 bales of his cotton marked L. taken
from Goldberrv’s warehouse.
Question —Did he say those 27 bales were
private cotton ?
Answer. —He did. I told him I was not
going to take those 27 bales. To which be re
plied, “you are not going to take the other
either,” I told him Ishoula take it it I lived.
He then left the warehouse somewhat ex
cited. I saw no more of him till to the after
noon between 3 and 4 o'clock. He then came
to my bote), and requested to see me at the
door. I went to the door and found Mr. Lamar
Snd another gentleman in the employ of the
Railroad Company, of the name of Chisholm.
He asked me If I was going to deliver him
that cotton in Hie depot, to which I replied,
“No, air.” lie then called on Mr. Chisholm
to take notice what I said. 1 turned and left
them standing at the door.
On the 28th I commenced breaking out,
getting the marks and weights and turning
out the cotton. Being, at about 11 o'clock
in the farther end of the warehouse, near
the press, Mr. Lamar came in with another
gentleman, %nd said, “You are here getting
my eolton, ard yoo ?”
I said “No sir, I am getting cotton belong
ing to the U. 8.,” whereupon this other gen
tleman with him, approached me with a
paper. Lamar said to this gentleman “Ar
rest him, Mr. Sheriff. aud take him up to
Judge Hansell’s.”
I told him’) shouldn't go with him to
Judge HaosWtl's.
The writ for the arrest of Mr- Beard waa
here read to the commission with the ac
companying. paper*.
THR WRIT.
State or Geoboia, 1
Thomas County. >
To the Honorable Superior Court of Thoma*
coouty:, . -vy. .x>..’
. The petition of Gaza way B. Presi
dent of the Exporting .and Imparting Com
pany of the State of Georgia, abowetb that
Wm. A. Beard hath damaged yoar petitioner
ip the eum of seventy-nine thousand and tour
hundred dollars for that, whereaa your peti
tioner heretofore, to wit; On the 27th day of
October, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-five, was
lawfully possessed of as President of the Ex
porting and Importing Company of the State
ot Georgia— ) •
[Here follows an enumeration of lots of
cotton-]
The whole number of bales of cotton being
three hundred and forty-seven (347) of .the
great value of seventy-nine thousand four
hundred dollars- And being so possessed
therefore, your petitioner afterwards ait the
day and year above mentioned, to wit: On
the day and year aforesaid, in the connty of
Thomas in the State aforesaid, casually lost
said cotton aforedesrribed out of his pos
session, and said cotton aforedescribed to
wit, on tb« day and year aforedescribed came
to the possession of one William A. Beard
by finding. Yet the said WUIUm A. Beard,
well knowing the cotton aforedeecribed
to be the property of your petitioner as Presi
dent of the Exporting spa Importing Com
pany of Georgia, and ot right to belong end
appertain to him, bat contriving and fraudu
lently intending craftily and subtlety to de
oeive and defraud yoar petitioner, in thlsjbe
bslf hath not os yet delivered said eolton to
your petitioner, although often requested so
to do, and hitherto wholly refused so do and
afterwards, to wit, on the day and year afore
said in the county aforesaid William A.
Beard converted said cotton aforedescribed
to his own use, to the damage of your peti
tioner, seventy-nine thousand four hundred
dollars, and therefore he brings suit and
prays process may be' issued requiring the
said William A. Beard personally, or by At
torney, to be and appear at the next Su
perior Court, to be held in and for said
county, to answer your petitioner
ip . an action of Trover and Bail
(Signed) Sewabo A Weight,
Plff*. Atty 'a.
State tm Gkohqia, I
Thom** County, j
In person appeared before me, uaz&way
B. Lamar, President of the Imparting and
Expoi ting Company of the jHjitf, of Gnofgia.
who being duly sworn deposeth and i Mdffi;
that he ia about to commence action of Tro
ver in the Superior CotUt of said county
teen hundred and sixty-five, for three hun
dred and forty-veven Men of option, mark
ed of tki value of.seven
ty-nine thousand four hundred dollars; that
deponent does verily believe and bona £d*
claim said cotton as Pnildtnt es the fai
porting and Exporting Company as their
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1866.
own right and property, and that said de
ponent hia reason to apprehend that said
three hundred and forty-seven bales of cotton
wilt be eloigned and will not be forthcoming
to answer the judgment that shall be made
in the case unless said Wm. A. Beard is re
quired to eater into cognizance agreeably to
the statute in each case made and provided.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
Oct. 28th, 1866.
(Signed ) Astana P. Weight,
Notary Public,
Thomas Cos. Ga.
Statb or Gboboia,
Thomas Cos.
To the Sheriff of said county :
G. B. Lamar, President, vs. Win. A.
B ?££&r , mL, 4 . Beard, is here
by required personally, or by attorney, to be
aud appear at the next Superior Court, to be
held in and for said county on the third Mon
day in December next, then and there to an
swer your petitioner's complaint in an ac
tion of trover and bail, as in default thereby
the Court shall proceed as to justice shall ap
pertain.
Witness the Hon. A. H. Hansell, Judge of
Said Court, this 28th day of October, 1865.
(Signed) L. Deans,
- Clerk.
The following endorsement appears on the
writ:
Thomas Sup. Ct. Dec. Term, 1865.—G.
B. Lamar, President, vs. Trover and Bail,
Wm. A. Beard. Copy Sworn to, $79,400.
Sheriff take good bail in twice the amount,
$168)800. Oct. 28th. 18M-
Seward & Wright,
Plaintiff & Attorney.
The Deputy sheriff’s return is aa follows:
Served a copy of the original on William
A. Be*nl defendant, who refused to ackaow
ledge tlie authority of the civil officers of tin
State of Georgia, aud said be knew nothing
but the United States, and threatened me so
Si to make me itndsrstand that he would
avs me arrested by the military authori
ties, for be called a gusrd of United States
polored troops, who came forward, where
upon I found I could notproc ;ed any.further
as I had no force to protect ic>»elf.
, Oct. 28th, 1865.
G, WIHON,
Dept’ v Sheriff of Thomas county.
The Sheriff banded me the writ,
which I took, but told him l acknowledged
no authority but that of the United States,
and then threw the writ on the ground.'—
Mr, Lamar told the Sheriff to take hold 'of
me, that be would take hold of oue side,
and urged him to take hold of the other;
whereupon I told (hem that they rnuan’t
take hold of me, that I shouldn’t go to Judge
Hansel Is. I told Mr. Lamar that I had often
heard of hfs browbeating every one he came
in contact with, but he had at last found bis
match. Whereupon he said that I was a
big man, a great man, and was there stealing
his cotton. 1 replied that I was not stealing
his cotton, but was getting the Government
Cotton. He asked the Sheriff if be aHoWed
me to sat the authority ot Georgia at naught,
.urging the Sheriff again to take hold -of me,
as he would take bold of one side. The
Sheriff replied that “I refused to be arrested,
and that he couldn't lot-* me.” Whereupon
Miy Lamar said that he would get mare help
to wren me, and went out of the warehouse,
the Sheriff following.
Question. —Did you call for a military
guard ?
Answer. —No, sir. I requested Lt. John
son, uf.ur Mr- Lunar went »«ay, to send (or
a guard, that I might protocol jay work,
and not be disturbed again,
i Question.— Was there any military guard
there, or did any appear or come forward
during the proceedings you have described.
Ansmei'. —-No, sir :
| I saw neither Lamar nor the Sheriff any
piore at the warehouse. Col. Kimball came
down in the afternoon, Said -he had had an
interview with Mr. Lamar, that he was going
so leave that night for Augusta, and from
(here for Washington.
•On tbe-BtstofGetober, Mr. G. B. Lamar,
Jr., came into the warehouse in the morning
quite early, about nisq o’clock, (he was then
unknown to me.-yand offered me a letter of
introduction from Col. Kimball. He stated
that he was acting there for his uncle ; that
he was soon going to commence shipping
the cotton that was in the warehouse; that
he hoped we should get along without any
trouble. I told him we should, it be treated
me like a gentleman. He wished to know
under whose orders I was working. I took
out a letter to Mr. Browne from Secretary
McCulloch, and let him read bis orders iu
regard to I- & K. cotton, He remarked: “1
see by this letter, that you are not to go npon
plantations to search for small lots." I re
plied, “no."
He then asked me what I should do with
the cotton where the marks were blotted
nut.
I replied that where there was reasonable
doubt, 1 should throw It in bis favor. He
asked if I would give him the marks of the
qottou I was- then taking. His uncle, he
Stated, had a great deal or cotton stoien, and
it would assist him very much, as bis marks
and receipts were lost in getting his own cot
ton. I told him that I- would render him
, any assistance that I could, consistent with
Sy own duties. He said that was ail be
ould ask.
In the foregoing he asked
What I should do with the lot of cotton
marked [Lj—l told him 1 should not take it.
On the 31st October I loaded this erntoe,
Which I left in September, 303 hales. 27 bales
qf this were L. eotton, which I did not load;
276 bales were taken from McKennon’s shed
originally. 1 found them 41 bales short, and
then took enough from Evans’ and Parnell’s
warehouse to make up 325 bales, all being I.
AE. cotton. With this 325 bales I started
an Nov. Ist for Savannah. Xeame to get io
structlons from Gen. Brennan or from Mr.
Sampson, Asst. Treasury Agent, as there
Were so many difficulties occurring. At Doc
tortown, I met for the first time Mr. A. G.
Browne, Jr.; reported to him, and of the
troubles I had encountered, and gave him
the copy ot the writ served on me. He or
dered me to tom back with him again, which
Question —Have yon ever had any other
interview with either of the Lam <rs ?
Answer. —l had another toterview with Mr.
Lamar, Jr., Mr. Lamar came into the ware
house one morning while I wae at work
He told me that be had put up a press, and
wanted to know if I would deliver up that
L. cotton that I had left in the warehouse,
I told him that Mr. Browne had arrived with
me and relieved me trom all duliea except
as a simple contractor. He said he did not
care about coming in contact with Mr. Brown.
I told him that be would find him a very
gentlemanly man, that I was an older man
than be was; and not to approach him ia the
way that his uncle approached me ; that he
had got to come in contact with Mr. Browne
and I advised him to go to the hotel and see
him. He did so, and saw Mr. Browne. I
never met him afterwards except ttt the
street.
Mr. Lamar, fir, I saw once
again while I was on board the steamer
Orient on my way to Tnomaaville. Ho
came up near the steamer on the wharf and
asked if I was going to ThoasasviHe, and
wanted to know a I would take * letter.,- I
told him 1 would. I took the letter, which
was addressed to O B. Lamar, Jr., at TbomT
asville. On arriving there I handed the let!
ter to Mr. Lamar, Jr. out of the window of
t|e CAT.
Question —Have you stated all the inter
course you over had with the Lamars, or
either of them 7 • «
any farther attempt made
to serve on you the writ of which mention
has been made ?
Answer —l cant state the date, but some
where near the- 90th of November, late in
the evening,—l think after I carried the let
ter to Mr.Laraar Jr., the Sheriff, accompa
nied by five other persona armed with large
sticks, came into tne -warehouse, and asked
if I acknowledged that writ that had been
attempted to be served on me. Ttoid him
no, I did not acknowledge the service of the
writ. He and the other five persons then
tamed about and left the warehouse.
Question— Was sot this on the 25th ?
Answer. —l coot state any more exactly
than I have already. It was about sunset.
Question— By defence —You say Mr. La
mar told you the 27. hales from Goldberry
were his cotton ; did be not say to you that
tbis-cottou was stored in Goldberry's ware
house.
Answer. —l don’t recollect of his saying
80.
Question —By defence.—Have you a copy
of the instructions to Mr.- Browne from the
Secretary of the Treasury which you stated
Mr. Brown* was acting under.
Answer —I have not.
Question —How do yon account for the loss
of the forty-one bales from McKinnon 's shed,
it being under a military guard ?
Answer— l cannot account for it. I was at
the North.
Question —Did Mr. Browne, Jr., ever give
you any instruction with regard to your
intercourse with the Lamars?
Answer —Yes, sir. . He told me to keep on
good terms with them and not to quarrel
with them. Mr. Browne told me to tell him
all that passed between ua, which I always
did.
The witness was then dismissed.
Col. Wm. K. Kimball was next called.
Question .—Please state where you were,
and in what capacity you were acting on the
27th of October last.
Answer,— <l wm acting as military com
mandant of the Sub-District of AUamaha,
and oh that day was at Thomasville.
Question— State whether you bad any con
versation with Mt. G. B. Lamar in regard to
cotton claimed ty him, and if so, state what
took place.
Answer.-r-I did havfe conversation with him
in tegard to that cotton, and In consequence
of that conveisation I communicated with
him in writing, a copy of which letter I
have. I cannot say whether the communi
cation iu writing with Mr. Lamar was made
at his request or not. I think it was.
Question,—Did you deliver the original of
which this is a copy?
Answer. —l could not state whether I de
livered the original. I delivered the original
or a copy, I cannot state which, to Mr. La
mar.
The communication of Col. Kimball, ad
dressed to Mr. Lamar, was read by the
judge Advocate as follows:
Headquarters Suu-Dis’r Altam aha,l
Oct. 27th,|1885. )
G. B. Lamar, Esq.:
Dear Sir :— I have the honor to inform
you that I am in possession of orders from
Brev’t. Major Gen. Brennan, Commanding
First Division Depart mentfot Georgia, to de
liver to the Special Agent of the United
States Treasury Department, all the cotton
In this Sub-District “belonging to the Ex
porting and Importing Company of Georgia. ”
That order is subject to revision by the au
thority fmm whence it is issued, or by supe
rior authority, hut not by mu.
The execution of the order is the only mat
ter with which I a&t charged, and in the per
formance of that duty, I cannot allow or
permit miy interference or impediments by
citizens' Os the State. I shall proceed to exe
cute the order as I understand it, and any
loyal citizens aggrieved at nty proceedings
can seek (he remedy that the Laws of the
oouutry afford them. I address this note to
you, for the reason that I am credibly in
formed that you propose to impede the exe
cution of the order.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Wm. K. Kimball,
Col. Coffi’g. Sub District.
Question —You say that you were iu pos
session of orders Irom Gen. Brennan. Where
are those orders ?
Answer. —Left on file and delivered to the
Acting Assistant of my successor, Lieut.
Col. Bogart.
Question. —by Did you not read
to Mr. Lamar the order of the Secretary of
the Treasury, Mr. McCulloch, of the 27th of
Sept. 1865, and stale to him explicitly that
the course you would poysue would be to
deliver all the cotton of (be I. A E. Cos.,
tphich had been turned over to Mr. Browne,
in August 1865, and to confine them to that
cotton ; and that they would not be atlowed
tq look up any other, and that Detective Crow
ell would be dismissed and sent back to
Florida ; that any private cotton would be
delivered to him under the', permit of Gen.
Steedman, countersigned by Gen. Brannan,
and did not Mr. Lamar express his assent to
that arrangement, till he could go to Mil
lcdgeville, Augusts aud Washington city ?
Answer.—l did read thei tetter of Mr.
McCulloch to Mr. Lamar. 1 never stated
explicitly to any person the oonrae I intended
to pursue with reference to the cotton turn
ed over to the Treasury Agent and embraced
in his receipts of Aug. 14th. I did express
to Mr. Lamar, or his couose’, or both, my
opinion of what action could betaken under
that order and think I notified Mr.
Lamar that no additional seizures, would
be made of any cotton by nay authority, hav
ing received orders to that Meet from War
Department, and did not exhfess to him or
Uis counsel, any intention to con
trol the action of ithe; Treasury
Agent, in relation to Detective Crowell,
he was there without my knowledge or
consent. I think I did express to Mr. Lamar,
dr bis counsel that he‘ would not be retained,
with the concurrence of Captain Beard,
there beidg no Treasury Ageat then present.
I think, I have no doubt that I did so—l did
sky to him, or his counsel, that bis private
cotton would be delivered to him under the
permit of Gen. Steedman, countersigned by
Geaerni Brannan. Mr. Lamar did notex
press assent or dissent. There was no ar
tkngement in any way or shape, proposed
by him or me. I wish to add, that in conse
quence of the conveisation jvlfo him, which
Was quite brief, I advised him, to go to Au
gusta and tee Gen. Steedman.
Question. —Had you not previously told
Mr. Lamar that the lot marked L., 27 bales,
found in Goldberry's warehouse in hie name
and taken by Mr. Browne in Afignst, would
be returned to him ?
Answer. —After the reception of the order
of General Steedman, sent to me by General
Brannan, I supposed that all tire private cot
ton of Mr. Lamar would be returned to him.
I cannot state distinctly in relation to that
cotton, bnt it was returned to me by Mr.
Goldberry as being the private ebtton of Mr.
Lamar, aod was so understood- to be when
it was received by Mr. Brofrne. I think
I. expressed the opinion fostinctiy to
Mr. Lamar, that all bis tflrate cot
ton would be restored to him.
Question —By Detence—Were not the eight
or ten bales stored at Groover’s part of La
max's cotton, received from Bellamy, which
bad been saved by a wan named W ilson who
bad been employed by Capt. Burke to fake
charge of it, allowing him one third of what
he migbt save,’aod he, recovering twenty
seven bales, kept seven, and those eight nr
ten bales were all that could be found of the
fourteen ?
Answer —ln the receipt of Mr. Browne
there is a specification relating to this cotton.
It was reported to me as the debria of the
large lot of cotton at that station I made
an arrangement similar to one already made
by Capt. Burke with a Mr. Jones, to take
that cotton, bale it, and if it turned out to be
the property of the U. S., he should receive
the same compensation as Capt. Burke had
offered him as agent of Mrs. C. A. L. Lamar.
After that I know nothing of that col ton.
Question —by prosecution.—Did Mr. Lamar
teli you that those 27 balss from Goldberry's
warehouse were his private cotton, and
make a claim tor them as such ?
Answ-er. —l think that I made the suggest
ion to Mr. Lamar, having the record of Gold
berry in my possession, that that amount
of las private property had been taken
re connection with the I& E Cos., cotton,
some of which had been taken from McKin
non s shed
Question —Was not the order'receivcd from
the War Department, alluded to by you,
qualified by the words, - “unless at the re
quest of a Treasury agent,” or words to that
effect ?
Answer. —That order|was so qualified, or
rather, I had a seperate order directing me
to furnish assistance to Treasury Agents
calling on me to do so.
Question. —Did you give any information
whatever to Mr. Lamar implying that the
military would not make seizures if duly re
quested by Agents of the Treasury.
Answer.— l did not intima'te to Sir. Lamar
that the military would not make seizures if
requested by the agent of the Treasury De
paiiment.
I have always made seizures at the re
quest of a Treasury Agent, but have made
none as a military sisn since the receipt of
the Special Orders of the War Department
Os June 26th, 1865.
On the conclusion of 001. Kimball’s testi
mony the Commission adjourned till this
morning at nine o'clock.
A High Handed Outrage.— On Thursday
some colored troops went to the house of
Mrs. Freeman, a lady residing about a mile
from the Arsenal, and grossly resulted her.
One of them, we are told, threatened her
life. Her son making his appearance, pistol
in hand, the party left. Early in the even
ing eight soldiers went to the house, and de
manded admittance. Being refused, they
endeavored to force an entrance. A well
directed shot from a window, however,
brought down one of the party,' and checked
the movements of the balance. The wound
ed negro was taken up by his companions
and carried to the Arsenal. Iu a little while
S large party returned to the bouse.
In the meantime, a son of Mrs. Freeman,
and two other gentlemen, who fortunately
happened to be in the house, made prepara
tions to give any one who might attempt any
deeds of violence a warm reception.
The lawless wretches as soon as they ar
rived made a regular attack upon the house,
aud succeeded in breaking down the door.
The family retreated to an upper story. The
negroes, then, commenced a regular raid
on the furniture, at the same time using the
most violent and obscene language. They
entered the parlor aud broke in pieces the
piano, and other furniture and articles of
value.
Having done all the injury in their power
in this part of the building, they returned to
the hail, and endeavored to ase'eud the slairs
to the room where Mrs, F. and family had
taken refuge. A well aimed bullet from Mr.
Freeman's pistol finished the career of crime
ol the negro in advance. Nothing daunted
another viliian followed in the footsteps of
the first one and met the same just fate. En
raged at being thus foiled, two more rushed
up the stairs—oifiy to Increase the heapibf
carcases pn the floor. Both felt under the
fire of Mr. F. and his friends.
By this time an officer, arrived from the
arsenal, and put an end to the proceedings.
He immediately ordered thu remaining sol
diers back to the arsenal, where they were
immediately put under arrest. Hia arrival
at the scene of action was indeed a fortunate
occurrence, for the negroes had torches, and
might iu their fury and desire for revenge
have destroyed both the house and inmates
Uy fire.
We are told that three of the negroes were
liadly wounded—aside from the four who
Were killed. —Anynsra Chronicle, 30th.
From Chinn-
Dates from HongkoDg are to the 10th of
October, by way ot San Francisco. Foreign
relations with China are as unsettled as ever
in consequence of the bad policy of Sir F.
Bruce. The steamer Wanatnh is said to ;
have been captured by pirates while on the j
way from Shapgbae toFoo-cbow. Mounted ,
banditti have been ravaging the country
southeast of Pekin, and had plundered with
in 200 miles of the capital. The rebels bad
abandoned their last stronghold in the pro
vince of Kiabgsi, and retreated to Fubkien.
A force Os Mahnmedan rebels in Shensi had
surrendered, and were forthwith butchered
without mercy.
From Brazil.
Brazil'news is to the 2d inst., from Rio
Janeiro. There bad been no further fight
ing, but the Brazilian army was suffering
liucli from sickness. The scheme of emi
gration from our late rebel States was being
pushed forward. > The agents ot the affair
had selected a site for a town near Ataquara,
ia the Proviuce of San Paulo, near the Rio
Tietean important affluent of the Parana. We
judge this location to be about four hundred
miles west of Rio Janeiro. A tract of eight
million acres of unoccupied public land
had been selected, and the rush of Confede
rates was expected to begin forthwith. The
location seems 1 to be jnst under the topic of
Capricorn, corresponding to the latitude of
Cubs. The birthday of the Emperor was
fitly celebrated on the day the steamer left,
on which occasion the Emperor released a
number of prisoners. The Brazilian fleet
was still at Corrintes, on the Parana.
Spurious Bane Notes. —We would cau
tion the public ugainst receiving certain Ten
nessee bank bills that are in circulation to a
considerable amount id this section of the
State, and perhaps elsewhere. They con
sist chiefly of bills on the City . Bank of Nash
ville and the Ocoee Bank. The plates are
genuine in both cases, the bills being a por
tion of a large lot, which were not filled out
and sent in that form to Southwestern Geor
for safe keeping during the war. How they
got into circulation we have not heard. The
spurious bills may be detected from their
signatures, those on the City Bank of Nash
ville having H.._ Gales, Pres’t., and Charles
Powell, Cashier, men of straw ; while the
genuine signatnres aie Dyer Pearl, Pres’t.,
and E. J. Pearl, Cashier. We have net seen
the spurious bills of the OcOee Bank, but
learn from our brokers that a large number
of them are in circulation. —Macon Telegraph.
Lime! Lime!
rpHE cargo of Hie schooner Bay State, consisting
800 bbls. Rockland LIME,
will be sold to arrive. It will be engaged In lots to
suit purchasers, or the cargo will be sold at a low
rate. ji-3 F. w. sims & CO.
COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE
mHE undersigned have this day entered intoaco
-1 partnership under the name of Phillips 4 Mvers,
for the transaction of a general Auction, Commis
sion and Forwarding Business, at Do. 86. Bay street,
.Savannah. B. PHILI-lrS,
Jl.lw F. MYERS.
BOOTS&SHOES.
Philadelphia Made-
IN Great variety tor Hen, Women and Children,
from the most reliable makers.
I Just received and for rale by
.< M. GOLDING,
jl.lw 153 Congress street
insurance.
London and Lancashire
fire mum corn.
CAPITAL, .... £1.000,000.
EQUAL TO ABOUT $7,000,000.
Riski taken by
JAMES T. STEWART, Agent,
At the office of Reid A Stewart,
d3o ' 7 98Bay street.
“MARSHALL HOUSE,"
BROUGHTON STREET, SAVANNAH, GA.
'T'HIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL has been remodeled
and newly re-furnUbed and put in perfect order
throughout.
*)•• 'reveling public may rest assured they will find
comfortable Accommodations at this house.
. „ , A. B. LUCE,
. Pronlietor
HOLIDAY GOODS.
Direct Importation from Londo
and Paris.
TUBT RECEIVED, a large and varied assortment of
ts Imported Wares and Fancy Article., suitable for
the coming season, embracing In part:
Statuettes—Bronze, Besqneand Pari&i
Toilet Setts
Clocks
Perfumery
Ladl< s'Traveling Bags
French Parasols
Porte monnaies
Milliners' Fancy Wares
Osier Baskets
And an endless variety of
Fancy Goods,
ordered for this market and jnst received by ship
County of Picton, and other vessels now arriving.
Fancy Goods by the original package, to which the
attention of Milliners and others is invited.
W. W. LINCOLN,
Corner Congress and Hall streets,
: d2t-tf , Monument Square.
GLASS GAS SHADES.
A LARGE invoice jußt received at the Queensware
House,
109 Broughton Street.
d23-tf E. D. SMITH A CO.
BLAIR & BICKFORDT
LUMBER MANUFACTURERS, AND
DEALERS IN TIMBER AND LUM
' i 4 BER OF EVERY DESCRIP
TION.
DOORS, SASH, AMD OLIVO* .
Mill sad Lumber Yard on Canal, near Bryan street
Office ISO Bay street, .
d2B-tf Savannah, Ga.
PICKLES.
LANDING from steamer Cumbria, Plckios hi bbls.
For tale by
RUE,‘ WniTNKY A CO.,
d3O-3 Harris* Block, Bay street.
Mules & Horses.
A SUPERIOR lot just arrived and for sale at the
Stables on West Broail street, opposite H. ury
Wayne's Stahles, Savannah <l3ll 4*
Labrador Herring.
JUST Received, and for sale on consignment,
75 bills very choice Labrador Herring,
To tibia Bhore Herring.
And
150 boxes Scaled Smoked Herring.
EENNKUH MoLKA&CO.,
dSS-lw 202 Bay street.
PORK AND BEEF.
MESS BEEF an<l Rump and Prime Pork, suitable
lor Ship Stores. for sale by
KENNETH MoLEA A CO.,
<l2B-1 w 202 Bay street.
“HAMS AND SHOULDERS.
FOR SALK on cousignment, put up in barrtU of
about i*oo Iba each.
KENNETH MoLKA A CO..
«l‘2B*lw 202 Bay street.^
BAKER’S fLOUR
JUST Received on consignment, per San Juciuto,
and for rale cheap,
449 bbls Extra Wisconsin. Round Hoop aud Su
per hue Flour.
The attention or Bakers and Retailers is especially
directed to this advertisement
KENNETH McLEA <f CO.,
J2B-1 w ■ 2Q2 Bay street,
Canada Butter.
K A FIRKINS and tabs Choice Family Butter.
t>\l KENNETH MoLKA & CO.,
d2S lw 202 Hay street.
SMOiym SHOULDERS & SIDES.
OR SALK on consignment a large assortment of
Bacon, Shoulders and Sides lor sale cheap.
KENNETH McLEA A CO.,
d29-lw 2028ay street.
LEAF LARD.
| PACK AGES, Tabs and Firkins, on conslgn
meßt' KENNETH McLEA & CO.,
d2B-lw 202 Ray stseet.
WASHINGTON HAMS.
6 CASKS of those celebrated Hams on consignment.
For sale by
KENNETH MoI.EA ft CO., ’
U23-1W 202 Buy street.
WOThTarledge,
SHIP CHANDLER, GROCER,
AND
Commission and Forwarding Merchant,
72 BAY STREET. SAVANNAH.
_d2B-ly
Baltimore Meal.
IAO BUSHELS Fresh Ground, of Superior Quality,
tUv just received, and for sale low by
S. Q HAYNES,
d2 8-1 w 190 Bay street, corner Barnard.
SUNDRIES.
OCA HT -I ft and half barrels Extra Family Floor,
40” 60 bbls Self Raising Floor,
26 bbls Buckwheat, new hailed,
100 bbls Crackers, fresh; Sugar, Soda, Wal
nut, Ac,
100 boxes Assorted Crackers,
76 boxes Assorted Candies : 25 do in Sticks,
* 60 boxes Pickles In Glass,
26 cases quarter boxes Sardines,
250 drums Figs; lOcases Figs iu cartoons,
60 bbls Walnals and Aliuonds, new crop.
For sale at lowest prices.
BANDEI.L A CO.,
d3O-6 _ Bay street, corner Barnard.
Hulls; Soap and Candles.
ARA BOXES Yellow Soap. 1 and 2 pound bars,
160 boxes Patent Mould Candles, sixes,
200 boxes Adamantine Candles, sixes,
600 gross Fancy Soaps, every kind aud grade,
p u up in fancy paper boxes, of Huil’b make.
• For sale by
RANDBLL A CO.,
d3O-lm Bay street, corner Barnard.
PRICE, 5 CENTS
inscrancb.
liOAlK^
INSURANCE COMPANY.
SAVANNAH, 0.4.
CAPITAL, - . . 2,500,000.
-AaVRoN WILBUR,
M. A. ronEN, Secretary. President.
n I REC TOR s l
An,,*™ Low, Wm. H. 9.ua
Bswhaai, j ko . K WI -S',
D H lUldwin, Jso"w L aTd-*''
HsnhvLaW,
Aazon Wilbub. Jno. M. CuortjL
t W For Insurance against Loss or Damage bv
Fire, apply at ttie ** ’
OFFICE OF THE COMPANY,
89 BAI STREET, . SAVANNAH. GA.
THE NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Organized, 1843.
Cash Assetts t^tvmnoo
Last Cash Return
Total Surplus Divided ’247 £oo
Amount Insured | 24,’849481
All Classes of Life Polities Issued. ’
To r D. F. STEVENS, President.
J. M. UiiinENS, Secretary.
„ , . A. WILBUR,
Qeoeral Agent Georgia and Florida.
COLUMBIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPA
NY, OF NEW Y*ORK.
CaSh $500,000
TIMOTHY- G. CHURCHILL, Prest
John D. Arthur, Secretary.
Frederic B. Elliott, Supt. of Agencies.
A WILBUR,
General Atrent South.
FULTON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
of new York
Cas, ‘ Ca P ilal
Jas m r WM u A COBB ' President.
jas. Kankin, Secretary.
„ A. WILBUR,
General Agent South.
EXCELSIOR FIRE
PANY', OF NEW YORK
Capital and Surplus ‘5200,000
Saml. Preßident '
A. WILBUR,
General Agent South.
PUTNAM FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF HARTFORD, CONN
Cash Capital .$500,000
n SAML WOODRUFF, President.
Dani»:l Burn, Secretary.
„ A - VYILBUR,
General Agent South.
SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND MARINE IN
SURANCE* COMPANY-, SPRING
FIELD, MASS.
Cash Capital *300,000
EDMUND FREEMAN, President.
\\ m. Conn ar, Jr., Secretary.
A." WILBUR,
General Agent South.
\V ASH I NOTON FI RE I NSURANcFcoST
I’ANV, OF BALTIMORE, MD.
Capital .$500,000
ui , ~ *• CAWBV, President,
r. .1. MctilNNl.s, Secretary.
A WILBUR,
General Agent South.
INSURANCE.
Authorized fapital, $10,400,000
C'™.!' ; S° L£iV a C - uc to take
j ,n any domestic or foreign noit.
ytaj'* .his ettylu the foliowing named
flrst class New York Companies,
AT THE LOWEST HATES.
COLUMBIAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY , *6,00.1,000
MORRIS FIRE AND INLAND IN3UR
ANCB COMPANY. g ,«no,#no
COMMERC SIRE INSURANCE COMP'Y,. 200,000
STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMP'Y 200,000
‘V Block, corner Bay and Abercora
si reels' Ur, " lc ' offlce ' corner of Drayton ami B.yan
streets. dl6tf
-N EW YORK
FIRE AND MARINE
Insurance Agency.
SECURITY INSURACE COMPANY.
Capital aud Surplus $1,000,000
PHIENIX INSURANCE CO.
Capital and Surplus $1,600,000
INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
Capital and Surplus $1,200,000
MANHATTAN INSURANCE CO-
Capital aud Surplus $900,000
Bisks taken in the above highly responsible Com
panics on buildings uhd merchandise of ail descrip
tions, nt llte lowest rates corresponding with the
risks. Apply to
A. A. LANE, Agent,
nS Bin No. 12 Stoddaid's Range, Bay street.
11 odia to A o Southern
Insurauoo.
THE
National Marine and Fire
INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF NEW ORLEANS.
CAPITAL, $360,000
The undersigned begs leave to inform the insnring
public that he has been legally appointed Agent for
the above named Company, and is ready to taka Ma
riue, River and Fire Risks at customary rates.
O. C. MYERB, Agent,
Office over Hunter* Gammell, 84 Bay street.
References—Octavos Cohen, Hunter A Uammeli,
Erwiu * Hardee. 6m oct29
